Kim Catrrall: Hollywood Is Cruel on Women in 40s

May 26, 2010 06:09:28 GMT

The 53-year-old actress thinks women over 40 are treated differently from the young and beautiful ones unless they are successful.

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Kim Cattrall is relieved she moved to New York when "Sex and the City" became a hit, insisting Hollywood is a "brutal" place for older actresses to live. The 53-year-old actress swapped Los Angeles for the Big Apple in 1998 after she landed the role of Samantha Jones on the saucy series, which filmed in Manhattan.

And she has never regretted the decision, admitting she felt criticized for her age while living on America's west coast. She tells British magazine Reveal, "Living alone in Los Angeles can be brutal for women. There's a lot of abuse, in the sense that Hollywood is run for the young and beautiful. The only thing that is respected over the age of 40 is success. If you miss the boat - as I was doing - then doors close and you are out in the cold."

Cattrall is in the middle of promoting "Sex and the City 2" which hits the theaters in U.S. on May 27.